I have seen the end of it all.

[valis2]

There is a product, created by Glade, that is being advertised on TV. I had the misfortune to view said advertisement. The product is called Scentstories, and purports to tell a story using scents.

A story.

Using scents.

You put a "disc" in, and it "tells a story in five scents, one after the other". (That's a relief. I'm glad they didn't try to tell it with all five scents simultaneously.) The disc has pictures of rainforests and waterfalls on it, but you cannot see the pictures after you put it in the device.

This is unusual. Many cultures have amazing storytelling traditions, oral tales that are passed down from one generation to the next. Here in the States we apparently are developing a new tradition: olfactory storytelling. I like that we have five scents, because this means that Glade can follow the traditional plotline of introduction...action rising...climax...resolution...epilogue.

I can just see it now: you put in the Scent Disc, and the scents begin to disperse...Perky, adorable young woman turns to geeky husband..."Aww, they just kissed!" she says dreamily.

"Honey, I thought you'd given up the smack," he says sadly.

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[b2wm.livejournal.com]

I read this thread, was amazed that there were actually such things in existence, and then came home for holiday break. Guess what my mother the Proctiod got free from work. I mean, I know my first roomie moved out because our room smelled funny from the time we moved in, but I've got a spray bottle to keep the bad sneaker scent down.

There're air fresheners and then there are real scents. Apparently the disks are good for 50 hours, but it managed to outdo my brother's edau de wrestler and smelly dog within five minutes in an open, well ventilated kitchen. It'll really last forever in the little dorm room. And from the mechanics of this one, since it "plays" one scent for 30 minutes, you'd really have to be on crack to finish a 5 scent disk.

/proctiod's daughter unintentional advertisment section. Sorry about that. Tune in next week, when B2WM reviews Swiffer...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

And what did you think of the story? Was it...er...refreshing? scentsual? perfumerrific?

[b2wm.livejournal.com]

"Soothing Tea" all over the flagit kitchen. Enough said. It's not so much a story as themed scents, so I'm waiting for a real actiony one: y'know, blood, gym socks, wet dog...